Compare the2025 Cadillac CelestiqVS 2025 Mercedes EQS

Both the Celestiq and EQS have child safety locks to prevent children from opening the rear doors. The Celestiq has power child safety locks, allowing the driver to activate and deactivate them from the driver's seat and to know when they're engaged. The EQS’ child locks have to be individually engaged at each rear door with a manual switch. The driver can’t know the status of the locks without opening the doors and checking them.

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Celestiq are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The EQS doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

To provide maximum traction and stability on all roads, Full-Time Four-Wheel Drive is standard on the Celestiq. But it costs extra on the EQS.

A passive infrared night vision system optional on the Celestiq helps the driver to more easily detect people, animals or other objects in front of the vehicle at night. Using an infrared camera to detect heat, the system then displays the image on a monitor in the dashboard. The EQS doesn’t offer a night vision system.

The Cadillac Celestiq’s rear backup camera has a standard washer for maintaining a clear view under various conditions. In contrast, the Mercedes EQS does not offer a rear camera washer, meaning its effectiveness relies on manual cleaning by the user when necessary.

Both the Celestiq and the EQS have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, blind spot warning systems, around view monitors, rear cross-path warning and driver alert monitors.

Cadillac’s powertrain warranty covers the Celestiq 2 years and 20,000 miles longer than Mercedes covers the EQS. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 6 years or 70,000 miles. Coverage on the EQS ends after only 4 years or 50,000 miles.

The Celestiq’s corrosion warranty is 1 year longer than the EQS’ (6 vs. 5 years).

There are over 47 percent more Cadillac dealers than there are Mercedes dealers, which makes it easier should you ever need service under the Celestiq’s warranty.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 survey of the owners of three-year-old vehicles provides the long-term dependability statistics that show that Cadillac vehicles are more reliable than Mercedes With 22 fewer problems per 100 vehicles in the first three years of ownership, J.D. Power ranks Cadillac higher than Mercedes.

The Celestiq’s electric motors produces 320 more horsepower (655 vs. 335) and 56 lbs.-ft. more torque (646 vs. 590) than the EQS 450 4MATIC’s standard electric motors. The Celestiq’s electric motors produces 300 more horsepower (655 vs. 355) and 227 lbs.-ft. more torque (646 vs. 419) than the EQS 450+’s standard electric motor. The Celestiq’s electric motors produces 119 more horsepower (655 vs. 536) and 13 lbs.-ft. more torque (646 vs. 633) than the EQS 580 4MATIC’s standard electric motors.

For better traction, the Celestiq has larger tires than the EQS (285/35R23 vs. 255/45R20). The Celestiq’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the EQS (285/35R23 vs. 275/40R21).

The Celestiq’s standard tires provide better handling because they have a lower 40 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the EQS’ standard 45 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Celestiq has standard 22-inch wheels. Smaller 20-inch wheels are standard on the EQS. The Celestiq’s optional 23-inch wheels are larger than the 22-inch wheels optional on the AMG EQS.

The Celestiq has a standard easy tire fill system. When inflating the tires, the vehicle’s integrated tire pressure sensors keep track of the pressure as the tires fill and tell the driver when the tires are inflated to the proper pressure. The EQS doesn’t offer vehicle monitored tire inflation.

The Celestiq has active sway bars, which help keep it flat and controlled during cornering, but disconnect at lower speeds to smooth the ride and offer greater off-road suspension articulation. This helps keep the tires glued to the road on-road and off. The EQS doesn’t offer an active sway bar system.

The Celestiq offers an available active suspension system, which counteracts cornering forces actively, limiting body roll and improving handling and stability. Mercedes doesn’t offer an active suspension on the EQS.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Celestiq’s wheelbase is 3.8 inches longer than on the EQS (130.2 inches vs. 126.4 inches).

The Celestiq has .3 inches more front headroom, 4.1 inches more front legroom, .1 inches more front shoulder room and .7 inches more rear headroom than the EQS.

The Celestiq has a much larger trunk than the EQS with its rear seat up (31.6 vs. 22 cubic feet).

The Celestiq has a standard heated steering wheel to take the chill out of steering on extremely cold winter days before the car heater warms up. A heated steering wheel costs extra on the EQS.

The Celestiq’s standard oscillating air vents move back and forth and distribute air evenly inside the vehicle, making everyone more comfortable. The EQS doesn’t offer oscillating vents.